Urolithiasis — Urology

Urology · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Estudio exhaustivo de la litiasis urinaria — fisiopatología de la nucleación cristalina, tipología composicional, diagnóstico por imagen, manejo agudo del cólico renal y estrategias de tratamiento activo e impacto preventivo a largo plazo.

What it covers

1. Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Urolithiasis
2. · 1.1 Global Epidemiology and Trends
3. · 1.2 Pathophysiology — Nucleation, Growth and Crystal Aggregation
4. · 1.3 Crystallization Inhibitors and Promoters
5. Lithium Composition — Types of Calculations
6. · 2.1 Calcium Calculations — Calcium Oxalate and Phosphate
7. · 2.2 Uric Acid Calculations
8. · 2.3 Struvite Calculations (Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate — MAP)
9. · 2.4 Cystine Calculations
10. · 2.5 Calculations for Drugs and Rare Types
11. Clinical Presentation
12. · 3.1 Renouretal Colic — Pathophysiology of Pain
13. · 3.2 Complications of Urolithiasis
14. Diagnostic Imaging
15. · 4.1 Abdominopelvic CT without Contrast — Gold Standard
16. · 4.2 Ultrasound — First Line in Selected Cases
17. · 4.3 Simple Abdomen X-ray (KUB) and Intravenous Urography
18. Calculus Laboratory and Analysis
19. · 5.1 Analytical Study in the Acute Episode
20. · 5.2 Calculation Analysis — Techniques and Relevance
21. Management of Acute Renal Colic
22. · 6.1 Renal Colic Analgesia
23. · 6.2 Medical Expulsive Therapy (MET)
24. · 6.3 Indications for Urgent Diversion / Immediate Drainage
25. Active Treatment of Calculus
26. · 7.1 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)
27. · 7.2 Rigid and Flexible Ureteroscopy with Laser (URS / FURS)
28. · 7.3 Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
29. · 7.4 Treatment Algorithm by Size and Location (UAE 2024)
30. Metabolic Evaluation of the Stone Patient
31. · 8.1 Metabolic Evaluation Protocol
32. · 8.2 Hypercalciuria
33. · 8.3 Hyperoxaluria
34. · 8.4 Hyperuricosuria, Hypocitraturia and Hypomagnesiuria
35. Prevention of Recurrences
36. · 9.1 Dietary Measures — The Basis of Prevention
37. · 9.2 Preventive Pharmacological Treatment
38. Special Clinical Situations
39. · 10.1 Lithiasis in Pregnancy
40. · 10.2 Nephrocalcinosis and Associated Systemic Diseases
41. · 10.3 Urinary Lithiasis in Childhood
42. Technological Developments and Future Perspectives